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-DÍÍN

-DÍÍN

See also: diin and díin

Navajo

Root

-DÍÍN (usually perfective, sometimes imperfective)

  1. light
    1. (di- "fire" + -Ø-) light shines.
    2. (di- "fire" + -ł- causative) to cause light to shine; to direct light.

Usage notes

The root -díín is irregular, since *-dį́ would be expected. -díín is invariable in shape (i.e., there are no other forms for different aspects or tenses).

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DÍÍN (light)